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Obama Still Blaming It On the Teachers | Seattle Education 2010

Obama Still Blaming It On the Teachers | Seattle Education 2010

Obama Still Blaming It On the Teachers

Hogwash, Mr. President

From Robert Scheer’s column on Truthdig:

(By the way, in Washington State, thousands of homeowners each month are losing their homes back to the banks that are getting a big payoff from the government for their “losses.” Then the banks are turning the houses around and selling them again. Just learned that on a trip to Olympia today. Details to follow. — Dora)

What is the state of the union? You certainly couldn’t tell from that platitudinous hogwash that the president dished out Tuesday evening. I had expected Barack Obama to be his eloquent self, appealing to our better nature, but instead he was mealy-mouthed in avoiding the tough choices that a leader should delineate in a time of trouble. He embraced clean air and a faster Internet while ignoring the depth of our economic pain and the Wall Street scoundrels who were responsible—understandably so, since they so prominently populate the highest reaches of his administration. He had the effrontery to condemn “a parade of lobbyists” for rigging government